Tampa Bay Buccaneers News and Rumors

By Gary Shelton, Times Sports Columnist Thursday, January 31, 2013 NEW ORLEANSThird and 8 is hard. Anquan Boldin can tell you all about the defensive backs who will tug and pull as a receiver tries to find space in traffic.Catching the ball over the mid…

The Buccaneers have a new defensive backs coach, as the team has hired former New Orleans Saints and Jacksonville Jaguars secondary coach Tony Oden. The Bucs have not officially announced the hiring. Oden replaces Ron Cooper, who left the Bucs earlier i…

The Buccaneers filled an opening on their coaching staff Wednesday while creating one at the same time. Tony Oden was hired to coach the team’s defensive backs and Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports that Bob Ligashesky was fired as the team’s